Comment Re:In other words, HG Wells had it backwards (Score 1) 129
Rule 1: Pillage, then burn.
Comment Re:Bring Out Yer Dead (Score 2, Informative) 129
Replying to eliminate incorrect moderation.
Comment Re:Awfulbar (Score 2, Informative) 378
What, the extension that restores the original functionality doesn't count as a "way to restore the stripped functionality"? And saying "adding features I don't like counts as making your product less functional" is kind of cheating.
Journal Journal: MADD backs police in DUI non-arrest of Atkins 5
So here is a case of a state legislator, who blew a
MySpace to Offer Spyware for Parents 282
mrspin writes "Following continuing pressure from politicians (and parts of the media), MySpace is planning to offer parents the chance to download software which will monitor aspects of their children's activities on the social networking site. From a business point of view, the move appears to be a highly risky one. The young users of social networking sites are notorious for their lack of loyalty — and history suggests that a change like this could tempt many to abandon MySpace for the 'next cool thing'."
Submission + - Mossberg: Vista Is Worthy, Largely Unexciting
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes: "Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walter S. Mossberg says Vista is the best version of Windows yet, but doesn't represent a major step forward: 'Overall, it works pretty much the same way as Windows XP.' More from the review: 'Nearly all of the major, visible new features in Vista are already available in Apple's operating system, called Mac OS X, which came out in 2001 and received its last major upgrade in 2005. ... in my tests, some elements of Vista could be maddeningly slow even on new, well-configured computers. Also, despite Vista's claimed security improvements, you will still have to run, and keep updating, security programs, which can be annoying and burdensome. Microsoft has thrown in one such program free, but you will have to buy at least one more. That means that, while Vista has eased some of the burden on users imposed by the Windows security crisis, it will still force you to spend more time managing the computer than I believe people should have to devote.'"
Submission + - One step closer to removing Microsoft Office
An anonymous reader writes: After 10 months of development Docvert 3.0 was released today. This open source web service converts DOC files to Oasis OpenDocument 1.0, and then to HTML, RSS, or any XML format. Try the ODF demo or download the source and install it on your own box. Version 3.0 comes with an MS Word Plugin, FTP/WebDAV upload, and an in-browser document editor.
Journal Journal: Who owns rights to public domain?
Saw this article where I read that "a representative for Edgar Rice Burroughs' estate said Disney was acquiring the rights for a live action film" for "John Carter of Mars", released to novel in 1916. At least the first books in the series are in the public domain (copyright expired) and is available for free on the Gutenberg Project. What "rights" does one need to "acquire" to prod
Submission + - SpamArchive.org is no more?
IrishMASMS writes: "Back on November 21, 2002 Slashdot announced SpamArchive.org had just been launched. I configured my spam filters to submit to these guys. Well, the last few I have sent rejected; giving a 553 (sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts) error. Did some digging, and come to find out the SpamArchive.org site is just a placeholder; and the WHOIS shows virtualclicks.com aka PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot aka a Robert Farris now owns the domain. Some searching on the net indicates the fellow is a domain squatter. Anyone know the story as to what happened, and if the Spam Archive project is now dead? Was the Spam Archive project even a benefit or value added to the fight against spam?"
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